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Hi all

Hopefully, I'm just weeks away from the end of over a year of Skoda Fabia automatic hell, and I'm looking at getting an E46 330Ci Sport/M-Sport. My top budget will be around 4K.

I've spent months poring over Autotrader, eBay and Pistonheads searching for the right car... Some have come and gone as I haven't had the readies - but looks like

I'll be shifting the comedy Skoda soon and joining the BMWOC for real! I was going to get an E39 M5, and had done masses of research on those, but insane fuel costs and

ropey job situation (I'm self-employed) make me think this is a bit more 'sensible' (really though?!?!).

Anyone with an appropriate car for sale/Px, anyone with 330Ci Sport buying tips/hints, ownership tips, or general welcome/comments very welcome!

BTW, I'm looking to do a combination of ECU upgrade, sports exhaust or straight pipes conversion, sports cat and performance air filter on the basis that I don't give a sh*t about resale values, but I do like torque, power, and (to a lesser extent) noise. Any comments on fuel economy following this lot?

Thanks everybody

Ian

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Welcome to BMWOC(UK) Pal...

My advise is to calculate how much it would cost for the upgrades etc... Versus that M5 you want?

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Welcome along mate don't get to carried away modifying tho lol

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Nowt wrong with modding......go for it :) :) :)

Luke Proficient

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Nowt wrong with modding......go for it :) :) :)

There is with a BMW, doesn't need to be heavy modified! One word BMW!! Not chav

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Think we should knock some Tickets out for this one !:P

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Fiver? That might pay for the CLUB STICKERS !!!

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LOL Didn't mean to start a rumble!

I'm no fan of over-modding and don't want to look like a chav. I am, after all, 37 years old! But I've been told that doing the mods I mentioned would improve mpg as well as the delicious performance gains.

Anyone done a proper rolling road before and after similar mods? I won't have the cash to do that too - but I reckon on around £5-600 to do the lot at my local BMW specialist (I also live about a mile away from Janspeed). It would take me about 3 months to go through that in petrol alone if I bought that M5! :D

Thanks everyone for your welcoming comments. Interested to know if anyone can help me with some hard(ish) facts and figures - or at least some pseudo-science or mechanical engineering jargon to explain why I'm massively wrong!

Ian

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